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Cyber Security Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines

Cybersecurity News – October 27, 2020

Twitter to “pre-bunk” voter misinformation On Monday Twitter began placing messages at the top of a user's feed to pre-emptively debunk misinformation about voting by...

Cybersecurity News – October 26, 2020

New Emotet attack urges recipients to upgrade Microsoft Word Emotet operators have started using a new template that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message...

Cybersecurity News – October 23, 2020

Firefox testing 'Site Isolation' feature Site Isolation browser techniques were first deployed in Chrome in mid-2018, that separates each web page and web iframes in...

Cybersecurity News – October 22, 2020

DOJ official accuses China of protecting cybercriminals John Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security, says that China has created a “safe haven” for...

Cybersecurity News – October 21, 2020

Justice Department charges Google in antitrust lawsuit The suit alleges that Google uses anti competitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its flagship search engine...

Cybersecurity News – October 20, 2020

US files charges against high profile attackers The unsealed charges are against six Russian nationals believed to work for the prominent Russian hacking group Sandstorm...

Cybersecurity News – October 19, 2020

text Google offers details on Chinese hacking group that targeted Biden campaign Google on Friday offered new details on tactics used by alleged Chinese government-linked hacker...

Cybersecurity News – October 16, 2020

US DOJ unseals charges against malware money laundering ring The DOJ unsealed 14 charges against the group known as QQAAZZ. The group has reportedly operated...

Cybersecurity News – October 15, 2020

Twitter hack sparks a call for monitoring social media platforms The New York State Department of Financial Services concluded that Twitter let itself be rolled...

Cybersecurity News – October 14, 2020

Security experts warn of Amazon Prime Day scams With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, security experts are warning of a deluge of phishing activity...

Cybersecurity News – October 13, 2020

Five Eyes alliance call for encryption backdoors (again) Members of the alliance as well as representatives from Japan and India called on tech companies to...

Cybersecurity News – October 12, 2020

Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show Court records in an arson case show that Google gave away data...

Cybersecurity News – October 9, 2020

UK issues a report on Huawei 5G rollback The UK House of Commons defence committee issued a report finding that "It is clear that Huawei...

Cybersecurity News – October 8, 2020

Singapore introduces cybersecurity rating for ‘smart’ devices From home Wi-Fi routers to robot vacuums, home appliances sold in Singapore can now opt-in to a voluntary...

Cybersecurity News – October 7, 2020

Paying ransomware ransom is now illegal, according to the Treasury Department In an official advisory, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...